Author's note- This will not be a Troy!!! I am stepping away for the romance at least for part of this. It will stay a lit! Rory just wants to make friends. Of course that won't stop Tristan from at least trying.........

The row of ~~~~~~~~~~~~ means I am skipping to a new part of the day. I hope that isn't confusing and if you would like me to write in those parts, just tell me and I will. I didn't want to bore you. The plot will start to slow down too.

Disclaimer- I own none of these characters (unless I mention I do) Mild cussing occurs in this chapter too.

Chapter 2- Whisper

~Catch me as I fall

Say you're here and it's all over now

Speaking to the atmosphere

No ones here and I fall into myself

This truth drive me

Into madness

I know I can stop the pain

If I will it all away~

Whisper- Evanescence

I sighed, grabbing the hand of the mysterious stranger as he lifted me up, steadying me softly.

"Now who's this Jess you are ready to kill?" he asked softly, a twist of humor in his voice. I decided to ignore that because he obviously didn't understand I was deadly serious. I curled back the sleeves of my jacket, nodding my head in a pointed manner at Jess who was strolling over here casually as though an innocent bystander that wanted to say hi, not the guy I was ready to kill. I still refused to look the guy in the eyes and I think he understood that because we didn't press conversation as Jess continued to strut over here.

"So you are the Jess she is ready to kill? I wouldn't mind if you did" he asked as I looked up at Jess.

"I can take it from here." I said looking up to get a good look at the guy, his piercing blue eyes meeting mine.

"So long Gilmore." He said, walking back to his group. Hey, we aren't on a last name basis!!! I wanted to call out but stopped myself since he didn't know any thing else to call me.

"Wipe the drool off your chin and get your act together Gilmore, there are plenty of pretty boys just don't choose Tristan." Jess warned, grabbing my hand and pulling me inside. Tristan? I guess Jess knew something that I didn't know about that and I was so not drooling. Somehow I was soon to find out it was more than I ever would have guessed. We walked the rest of the way in silence, I felt as though if I even coughed Jess would blow up into little pieces.

"Ms. Gilmore? Mr. Marino? Have a seat." The headmaster replied sharply, walking over in an important stroll and sitting down in his leather chair. I smirked softly, Jess chuckling beside me.

"Am I missing something?" he asked, amused.

"No sir." I replied, keeping a strait face for Jess and my sake.

"Well I hope you won't cause this much commotion in your daily classes. Now here are your schedules, a pass and your locker combinations. Tristan Dugrey will be giving you a tour after homeroom. Hope you enjoy your years at Chilton." He said, handing us an envelope of info and shooing us out the door.

"So much for making us feel welcome." I said as soon as we had shut the door.

"I feel as welcome as that cat that came into Luke's diner-"Jess started.

"Yea the poor cat, When Luke came after him with that broom........."

"And he swatted him out into the middle of the Independence Day parade........."

"And the he ended up getting run over by Taylor's ice-cream cart, poor thing and then it had to be picked up by the Stars Hollow animal control." I finished, we were laughing by the time we had reached the door.

"You ready Gilmore?" he asked finally.

"Hell yea." I said, clutching the door handle and turning it. Twenty sets of eyes landing on us and tracing our movements from that point on or at least until we sat down. I sighed and walked all the way in. meeting none other than Tristan's eyes.

"Tell me what happened between you and Tristan later." I whispered to Jess, the day had officially begun.

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"Let's get this tour started." Tristan said loudly for the teacher, leading us out of the room and down the hall.

"Ok jess what the shit are you doing here? I left you in New York I thought." Tristan said impatiently, his back to me.

"Might I ask you the same?" Jess remarked.

"I moved first." Tristan declared.

"I moved second and now that we have that established-"Jess said, trailing off.

"What happened between you both?" I asked, giving them a confused look.

"Want the sappy, full length Shakesphere version or the clean, cut short clean cut version?" Tristan asked me, Jess's eyes boring through me, gave me the crazy assumption that he wanted me to go with the fast one.

"Short one." I replied, looking Tristan dead in the eye. I tapped my foot after a few moments of utter silence.

"Ok alright Rory just stop with the tapping please!" Jess said, causing me to smirk.

"I hate you." He said, crossing his eyes at me.

"Love you too." I said, giving him a bear hug.

"Can we just get to the story and you little love birds can flirt later alright?" Tristan asked exasperated, pacing in a circle.

"Me and Jess love birds? That's like ewwwww no." I said, my face squinting up in disgust.

"Whatever, basically me and Jess were friends, got in a fight, my gang fought his gang, bones were broken, I moved, and never saw him until now." Tristan explained, coolly.

"Let's start this tour so it can end." Jess said finally.

"If you would leave, the party would begin." Tristan remarked.

"What? Is my party hat not on strait, I should fix it." Jess muttered.

"More like is my attitude in check." Tristan said.

"Shut the hell up you freak. I don't need any of your chicken shit no more." Jess cried finally, giving Tristan a shove and turning back to the classroom.

"Shall we?" Tristan asked, a hopeful look spread out on his features.

I sighed, I really wanted to go with Tristan but with Jess all steamed I decided to chase after him. I moved some hair nervously out of my face, and shifted my weight from foot to foot. From the look on Tristan's face I knew he knew I was going to turn him down.

"I'm sorry Tristan." I said, touching his arm softly and then turning around, I ran after Jess.

I reached the classroom and followed Jess back to our seats, Tristan returning shortly later. I gave him an apologetic smile and looked back to the board.

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"So anyway I crack open my book in Literature class and after class she takes it away! It is literature class for cryin out loud." Jess said, picking at his Mac and Cheese with a scowl escaping his chapped lips.

"Things are different here obviously; you can't just read like the teachers lecturing. Even if it is in literature class, they have books you are suppose to read. They don't want you reading something they don't know anything about because they can't question you on it." I reminded him. Everyone in the cafeteria sneaking looks over here out of the corner of there eye like they are being sneaky but I have seen every single on of them. I wish they would just talk to us instead of looking at us like we are Martians from planet stupid.

Before Jess could reply, a tray clonked down causing the table to shake; then another and a couple after that therefore was causing my eyes to avert from my food up to the people that have joined us at the table.

"I'm Summer." One of them said, reaching out her perfectly manicured hand.

"Rory.' I replied, glad someone had come over here.

"Jess." Jess said crisply, shaking her hand. If you ask me she held on a little too long but who am I to comment.

"So Jess, where do you both come from?" Summer asked, ignoring me completely.

"Stars Hollow." Jess replied.

"How awesome! I have a couple of friends that live there." Summer replied, grinning like a Cheshire cat. The corners of Jess mouth curving up into a slight smirk as he recalled the very unpopulated Stars Hollow. I just rolled my eyes. I was tempted, though, to ask for their names but I decided against it.

She giggled and sat down, hiking her skirt up a few minutes. That cracked me up, I had to chuckle then and I could feel jess pinching me, HARD.

"Ouch." I whispered, rubbing my arm.

"You like her?" I asked, appalled.

"Maybe........." Jess started as Tristan came over.

"Oh hey baby." Summer said, giving him a kiss as he sat down.

"Not." Jess finished, groaning.

"Jess, Ropy this is Tristan my boyfriend." She said, emphasizing the word boyfriend as a complete word. If she thought jealousy would get Jess she had obviously read some kind of girl magazine cause she was pretty much right. And Ropy? Who names there kid Ropy?

"It's Rory and we met Tristan earlier." I corrected her.

"Much earlier." Jess said, giving him a tight grin. Anyone with two eyes could see right through it.

"Sorry doll." She said, nodding her head slight as though apologizing then going on with her previous discussions. Then another blonde came over.

"Hey I don't feel as though I had properly introduced myself, I am Paris." She said, extending her hand.

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I sighed, the lunch hour drowning on and on like sand through an hour glass. The endless chatter of who is going out with who is totally boring especially when you don't know who they are even talking about.

Bring bring

Saved by the bell has never been truer as I walked out of the lunchroom and back to my locker, again feeling the sixth sense of the cold stares of curiosity.

I took out my bag of P.E. clothes and headed down to the gymnasium. Slipping off my Chilton uniform, I think about how much it feels as though I have thrown-up school spirit, causing me to laugh and receive more weird stares. I finished changing into Chilton jogging pants and a Chilton tee- shirt quickly, eager to get out of that torturous room. Now I am sure I am the *new kid that laughs like a hyena over weird things* I need to start not caring what people think so much.

"Lorelai Gilmore, ah yes! Here we go, you are new today. And Jess Marino, here you are too. Ok well go and sit down, A-L over there and M-Z over there." She said, pointing to opposite sides of the gym. I said a quick bye and walked down to the other side of the gym.

"So we meet again Gilmore. Gellar, Gilmore I can see us seeing each other a lot in this big bright school. Don't think you can get ahead of me though, I rule the school." She said in a bored tone as though she had practiced that speech before she gave it.

"Nice to see you too." I said sarcastically.

"Yea cut the bull shit, what is your GPA?" she asked.

"4.0" I said proudly.

"Impressive, most of the people in here have a 3.8, I am dutifully impressed as I noted before. You look like a wise crack unlike your friend over there." She said, pointing across the gym. My eyes followed her finger and I saw Jess flirting with some girl. I pinched my toes under my tennis shoes and let out a sigh.

"You like him?" she asked, a spark of amusement in her voice.

"No way, we are just friends. He will always be there for me." I said my voice a bit shaky.

"Whatever you say but I heard Summer say she was going to do whatever it takes." Paris said, grinning and thinking how easy it will be to trip this ditz up.

"He won't fall for it." I replied, determined to do whatever it takes to stop it.

A/n- Hope you enjoyed this chapter and sorry if there are still some spelling/ grammar errors. I am trying here! Review if you would like (much appreciated) but no flames.

HAPPY V-day everyone!!! I am not in love and don't have a boyfriend so it is just happy Saturday for me.